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U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, National Institutes of Health

Cancer Biology Research

Federal program · program number 93.396 (the federal Assistance Listing number)

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Type of help
Cooperative agreement (a grant with close agency involvement), project grant
Typical award
Range: $4,800 to $3,144,604 Average: $490,440
Deadlines
All Grants including renewals and supplements: April 5, August 5, December 5. Cooperative Agreements and contracts are usually submitted in response to a Request for Applications (RFA) or a Request for Proposals...

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What it pays for

To provide fundamental information on the cause and nature of cancer in people, with the expectation that this will result in better methods of prevention, detection and diagnosis, and treatment of neoplastic diseases. Cancer Biology Research includes the following research programs: cancer cell biology; cancer immunology, hematology and etiology; DNA and chromosomal aberrations; tumor biology and metastasis; and structural biology and molecular applications.

Who can apply

The awardee will be a university, college, hospital, public agency, nonprofit research institution or for-profit organization that submits an application and receives a grant for support of research by a named principal investigator. To be eligible for funding, a grant application must be approved for scientific merit and program relevance by a scientific review group and a national advisory council.

How applications are judged

The major elements in evaluating applications include assessments of: (1) The scientific merit and general significance of the proposed study and its objectives; (2) the technical adequacy of the experimental design and approach; (3) the competency of the proposed investigator or group to successfully pursue the project; (4) the adequacy of the available and proposed facilities and resources; (5) the necessity of the budget components requested in relation to the proposed project; and (6) the relevance and importance to announced program objectives. The following will be considered in making funding decisions: 1) Scientific and technical merit of the proposed project as determined by scientific peer review; 2) Availability of funds; and 3) Relevance of the proposed project to program priorities.

Match

None required (federal program listing).

Who in Tennessee has won this program

24 awards to Tennessee groups since 1997. Largest shown:

Past winnerWhereAmountFiscal year
St Jude Children's Research Hospital IncMemphis, Shelby County$31.4M2003
Vanderbilt University Medical CenterNashville, Davidson County$25.8M2009
St Jude Children's Research Hospital IncMemphis, Shelby County$11.4M2017
Vanderbilt UniversityNashville, Davidson County$10.8M2020
Vanderbilt University Medical CenterNashville, Davidson County$9.4M2017
St Jude Children's Research Hospital IncMemphis, Shelby County$9.2M2018
Vanderbilt University Medical CenterNashville, Davidson County$8M1997
St Jude Children's Research Hospital IncMemphis, Shelby County$7M2020
Vanderbilt UniversityNashville, Davidson County$6.7M2015
Vanderbilt UniversityNashville, Davidson County$6.1M2019
St Jude Children's Research Hospital IncMemphis, Shelby County$6.1M2021
St Jude Children's Research Hospital IncMemphis, Shelby County$6M2021

Source: USAspending.gov.

Tennessee groups that got this money through a state agency or another organization

This federal money also reaches local groups as pass-through grants. 23 pass-through grants on file. Largest shown:

Past winnerWhereThroughAmountFiscal year
St Jude Children's Research Hospital IncMemphis, Shelby CountyWashington University, the$1M2024
Vanderbilt University Medical CenterNashville, Davidson CountyVanderbilt University$1M2026
Vanderbilt UniversityNashville, Davidson CountyTrustees of Dartmouth College$780K2023
Vanderbilt University Medical CenterNashville, Davidson CountyVanderbilt University$732K2024
Vanderbilt University Medical CenterNashville, Davidson CountyVanderbilt University$729K2023
St Jude Children's Research Hospital IncMemphis, Shelby CountyThe Regents of the University of Colorado$533K2023
St Jude Children's Research Hospital IncMemphis, Shelby CountyThe Children's Hospital of Philadelphia$340K2025
St Jude Children's Research Hospital IncMemphis, Shelby CountyWashington University, the$306K2025
University of MemphisMemphis, Shelby CountyUniversity of Tennessee$230K2024
Vanderbilt UniversityNashville, Davidson CountyTrustees of Dartmouth College$210K2023
Vanderbilt UniversityNashville, Davidson CountyTrustees of Dartmouth College$203K2024
University of MemphisMemphis, Shelby CountyUniversity of Tennessee$202K2026

Source: USAspending.gov pass-through reports (the first recipient reports each one of $30,000 or more).

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